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What is the command used to display the content of file in Linux?
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There are several ways to read a text file. You can use one of several text editors, including vi, vim, emacs, joe, and nano. You can also parse it through the cat command like this:
cat nameoffile.txt | less
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This command followed by the name of the file is the most common way to display the contents of a file in all Unix-like operating systems, including Linux.
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